We push the limits of what we mean by “nearly New World” with this bonus episode where we talk about 1986 classic, Night of the Creeps starring Jason Lively (Blake’s brother), Jill Whitlow (not related to the Lively family) and Tom Atkins in the role he was destined to play. This may be the most…
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It’s the reason for the season! VAMPril continues with the film that inspired it all: 1986’s VAMP! And who better to discuss this vampire comedy than our guest, Brian James O’Connell, the director of the vampire comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal! We discuss the difficulty of making horror comedies, the correct age to play…
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We couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up #prisonmarch than an interview with the Writer and Director of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, Tom DeSimone. We dig into the making of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS and the different script changes that shaped the film. Tom talks about casting Wendy O. Williams, meeting Pat Ast in a…
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#PrisonMarch continues with writer/director Tom DeSimone’s Reform School Girls, and joining us to discuss this definitive women-in-prison film is Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday Podcast! We discuss a new twist on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, fancy hands, and knock-off workout tapes! Plus, we get some clarification on prison de-lousing and crunch the radish…
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We close out #Febsessed with a TORMENT Reunion Special! We talk with John Penney (THE KINDRED, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3), Scott Alexander (ED WOOD, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) and Earl Ghaffari (ENCANTO, FROZEN) about making 1984’s TORMENT. These three friends share a long and storied history which made this less of an…
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Our 2nd film for #Febsessed involves an overworked detective tracking a serial killer in San Francisco, yet doesn’t star Clint Eastwood! Writer/performer Jean Black joins us to discuss this under seen thriller about the difficulty of meeting a future in-law without your significant other, and the hazards of dating in San Francisco! We also highlight…
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Dirk Marshall (VH US Podcast) joins us to discuss the 1986 Canadian film THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL! We do our best to make sense of this weird and underseen kindertrauma, one that has disturbed Dirk since seeing it as a child in his father’s video store! From its New York tree-climbing moms, to a…
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We brought on writer and editor Ed Illades to talk about 1986’s Black Moon Rising, directed by our pal Harley Cokeliss from a script originally written by John Carpenter! We discuss what sets this film apart from other action films, why Lee Ving is so good at finding Tommy Lee Jones, and why Linda Hamilton…
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Omega Syndrome is a lot of things. It’s a kidnapping movie. It’s about a writer going up against an underground white supremacist group in Los Angeles. It’s also about cottage cheese diets, the danger of eating too much sugar, and the value of the yellow pages. What it’s not is a high-octane action movie.
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The phrase, “don’t judge a movie by its cover” has never so aptly applied to a New World picture. Whatever expectations you have about this movie are wrong. We are joined by Actor and Writer, Peter Fluet, as we break down a movie whose “plot twist” would leave M. Night Shyamalan scratching his head.
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